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Glabrous, rhizomatous perennial herbs. Inflorescence a pedunculate panicle. Perianth petaloid, marcescent. Fruit a shiny blue berry. Seeds glossy, black. Derivation of name: from Latin: dianella the diminutive of Diana, the goddess of hunting. Worldwide: 20 species in tropical eastern Africa, Indomalesia and Madagascar. Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa. |
No image of a cultivated species but there is an image of a native or naturalised species |
| Species | Content |
| bambusifolia Hallier f. | |
| caerulea Sims |
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